Connection, Community & Commerce:

At the Landscape Ontario Congress, Canada’s largest and longest-running trade show and conference for the landscape profession, thousands of people come together to discover new products, make connections, learn from one another and get a sense of where the industry is headed.

For this episode, I took my microphone onto the 2026 Congress trade show floor and asked exhibitors from across the landscape and horticulture industry a few questions: Why do you keep coming back? What trends are you noticing? And how hopeful are you about the future of the green trades in Canada?

What follows is a collection of voices from the floor — what people were talking about at Congress and what they're seeing in their businesses and across the industry.

Guests

Gary Kielo, Greenville Planters

Ernest Williams, Aquascape

Firoz Khan, Banas Stones

Dan Harvey, Miska Trailer Factory

Mersed Derakovic, DIY Court Canada

Ian Armstrong, Snap-on Tools/Bahco

Ben Vandeburgt, Van Noort Bulb Co.

Erin Fraser, Northern Wildflowers